Before books like Buckland and Cunningham's the only way to become a Witch was via
a Coven or family Trad. Because of this any solitary Witch you would find would
be one between Covens or the last of the line of a family Trad. Even today many
Trads do not feel that a self taught Witch is a Witch. The USA is more accepting
of the solitary than some other parts of the world. The Internet has entered the
scene for both Bad and Good. Today we have Internet Witches, which are solitary
Witches who has gotten all their teaching on the Internet. (These people don’t even
read the books - what we are doing is bad enough, but we are reading four books as
part of the course plus at least four other books - hopefully more) The learn mis-information
and then they pass it on to others. This cause a large area of mis-information
traveling around the net. Some of this information gets off the net - YUCK! The
Wicca VS Witchcraft - we can thank the net for a lot of this. Most books will say
they are the same. People who were around when Wicca was first used, will say it
was just another name for Witchcraft. So how did we get people who say it isn’t??
WORLD WIDE WEB…

If you are going to be a solitary beware the web. It can be a wonderful tool, but
make sure you use other tools along with it. Remember anyone can go on the Internet
and say “I am a WITCH” They can add degrees and titles and everything else that
sounds good to them. It can be a 13 year old who had just finished watching the
“Craft” and has an overactive mind. But it can also be a third degree Witch who
has spent many years in the Craft and want to pass on some of her knowledge to others.

DISCUSSION:

Why do many Traditions not allow Solitary Witches?

QUESTION:

1. What are the main difference between being a Coven Witch and a Solitary Witch?